Enter to Win a Halloween Giveaway

Today, I have a fun surprise to share with you… I’ve teamed up with 50+fantastic authors to give away a huge collection of Dark Mystery, Thriller, & Horror books to 2 lucky winners! Oh, and did I mention the Grand Prize winner gets a BRAND NEW eReader? 😁  You can win my novel THE CAVANAUGH HOUSE, plus books from authors like SARAH A. DENZIL and WILLIAM BERNHARDT. Enter the giveaway by clicking here 👉 https://www.booksweeps.com/giveaway/oct23-win-a-bundle-of-dark-mysteries-thrillers-horror/ Are your pumpkins grinning diabolically in the night? Are ghosts flying in the October wind? Time to sit with a cup of hot mulled cider Read More

Write the Book You Love

Today I welcome my friend, author Lucy Naylor Kubash, to my blog. Lucy is the author of novels, short stories, and a pet column. (If you love pictures of cute cats and dogs, check out her Amazon Author Page.) Her latest book, The Haunting of Laurel Cove, released yesterday, and I been waiting a long time to read it!! Welcome, Lucy. Tell us about The Haunting of Laurel Cove. Blurb: Shattered dreams, family secrets, rekindled love. Which is the biggest threat to life and sanity to a broken woman trying to heal?   When Jane Stuart returns to the Smoky Mountains Read More

Four Ghostly Spirits Who Inspired Me

Have you ever had a ghostly encounter? Tell me about it and be eligible to win a Kindle edition of one of the books in The Finger Lakes Mysteries. Who doesn’t love a ghost story on a dark October night when Halloween is near? The chills up your spine at every creaky noise? The blanket up around your face as you turn the page to the next scary scene? And what if some of those stories are true? How ghosts inspired my books The Finger Lakes Mysteries ghost mysteries were inspired by both true stories and legends. Helen Cavanaugh, the Read More

Celebrating Spring Fever with a Sale and a Giveaway

Happy Spring! Even though it was snowing yesterday, the air feels different—warmer, moister, kinder. Maybe it’s all in my head. Spring Fever for sure. Well, it makes me want to celebrate, so I’m giving away a swag bag with a copy of Buried Secrets, and I’m putting The Cavanaugh House on sale. I hope you’ll join in my celebration. I’d love for you to read my book or win my swag bag. The Cavanaugh House – only 99 cents on Amazon from March 25-31. Click to order your copy now! “This house held secrets …” A broken heart. A haunted Read More

Four Mysteries I Couldn’t Put Down

When I was a media specialist (school librarian) I always planned special “March is Reading Month” activities to promote reading and books  for my students. To celebrate Reading Month this year, I thought I’d share some book recommendations with you.  When my friends tell me about a book they’ve enjoyed, I put the title and author in “Notes” on my iPhone. That way when I go to the bookstore or the library, I have great recommendations at my fingertips. Go ahead, write these down. Then leave me a comment with one or two of your favorites. The House on Tradd Street Read More